List of Philippine National Railways rolling stock

The Philippine National Railways and its predecessors such as the Manila Railroad Company have operated several types of locomotives, carriages and multiple units as part of its fleet. As of 2022, the rolling stock used are primarily powered by diesel. The DOST Hybrid Electric Train may also function as a battery electric multiple unit although it is started by a diesel engine. All present rolling stock are built to the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge. PNR also has rail mounted cranes as supporting equipment with varying capacities from 0.5 to 30 tonnes (1,100 to 66,100 lb).

In late 2019, all trains in service except the 203 series-derived coaches underwent refurbishment and livery changes. The multiple units were given an orange and white color scheme and its windows were changed from having steel grills to polycarbonate windows that can resist stoning from illegal settlers while the locomotives have been painted orange.^[2]

In 2022, PNR introduced their first ever standard gauge EMU that will run through the North-South commuter rail or NSCR. The rolling stock are still unclassified.

Active

The following rolling stock are active with the PNR as of March 2024.

Locomotives

Class	Image	Type	Maximum speed		Number built	Number in service	Built date	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
900		DEL	64	103	21	6	1973, 1979 & 1991	GE	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Originally a class of 21 units, 6 are active, 1 is inactive, 2 are under rehabilitation, 4 were stored in Caloocan, and 8 were scrapped. DEL 902, 913, 917, 918, 921 and 922 were repainted with the Orange livery.
2500		DEL	64	103	43	1	1965, 1966, 1976 & 1979			Originally a class of 43 units built between 1965 and 1979. All but 2535, 2538 and more except 2540 have been scrapped. DEL 2540 was repainted with the Orange livery and serves as a bicol commuter hauler.
5000		DEL	64	103	10	3	1992			Originally a class of 10 units, 6 were stored in Caloocan Workshop, 2 are inactive, and 2 are active. 5007 is used as a work train, while 5009 is used as a Bicol Commuter hauler.[3]
9000		DHL	75	120	3	3	2020	PT INKA		Philippine export variant of the INKA CC300. The latest locomotive of PNR.[1]

Coaches

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number built	Number in service	Built	Acquired	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
203 series coaches		HEP	60	100	40 units (8 sets)	25 units (5 sets)	1984–1986	2011	Kawasaki Nippon Sharyo Kinki Sharyo[4]	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Former JR East rolling stock donated to the Philippines in 2011 and entered service in 2012. Converted to locomotive-hauled coaches from electric multiple units due to lack of electrification in the PNR system. 2 sets still retain the 2015 blue-orange livery and equipped with air conditioning systems from PT INKA, while the other 2 sets were under repainting for the new livery. All 5 active sets are fitted with polycarbonate windows. Originally 40 units, 15 units have been and currently inactive.
		C
8300		C	75	120	15 units (3 sets)	10 units (2 sets)	2019–2020	New	PT INKA		PNR's latest loco-hauled train coaches since the arrival of the last 7A-100 class in 1978.[1] Classified by trainset grouping instead of individual cars.

Multiple units

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number built	Number in service	Cars per set	Built	Acquired	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
KiHa 350		DMU	59[5]	95[5]	6 units (3 sets)	2 units (1 set)	2	1962–66	2015	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Former Kantō Railway rolling stock. One set is used in Naga for the Bicol Commuter service, the other in storage in Caloocan as of 2024.[6]
Hyundai Rotem		DMU	50	80	18 units (6 sets)	6 units (2 sets)[7]	3	2009	New		The first new order of the PNR since the 1970s. Originally 18 units until half of these were written off due to involvement in accidents. 2 sets were refurbished in 2019 and repainted in PT INKA livery.
8000		DMU	60	100	6 units (2 sets)	6 units (2 sets)	3	2018–2019	New		These units are derived from the Indonesian EA203 Airport Express EMUs. The two classes may be distinguished by their 3-car (8000 class) and 4-car (8100 class) formation. The 8000 class service the Metro North Commuter and Inter-Provincial Commuter while the 8100 class service the Metro South Commuter.
8100					16 units (4 sets)	12 units (3 sets)	4	2019–2020	New

Future

Locomotives

Multiple units

Class	Image	Type	Maximum speed		Units	Cars per set	Built	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
HET		DMU/BEMU	50	80	TBD	5	TBD	DOST	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	The first Filipino-made train with imported components. One set was completed. It was active last December 2021 for demo run.[9]
NSCR Commuter EMU		EMU	75	120	104	8	2021–ongoing	J-TREC	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	PNR's EM10000 class are the agency's first electric multiple units.[10][11] Set to enter service by 2023.
					304					An additional 304 railcars were ordered from J-TREC for NSCR North Phase 2 and NSCR South. This is in addition to the 104 EM10000 cars that were already ordered.[12]
D8800		DMU	100	160	6	3	2019–21	CRRC Zhuzhou		Originally an order of 21 sets (63 cars) for the PNR South Long Haul project, with an initial delivery of 3 sets (9 cars) until it was cancelled altogether in January 2020. Despite this, 2 sets were already built and are stored in China as of July 2022.[13]
South Long Haul DMU		DMU	100	160	72	8	c. 2022–23	TBD		Originally an order of 64 diesel multiple unit cars were to be ordered as part of Contract Package 5 (CP5).[14] It was later increased to 72 cars, equivalent to 9 eight-car sets.[15]
NSCR Airport Express train		EMU	100	160	56	8	c. 2028	CAF Mitsubishi		To be used on airport limited express services on the NSCR.[16][17]

Notes

Retired

As one of the oldest rail operators in Asia, the Philippine National Railways and its predecessors, the Manila Railway and Manila Railroad companies, had a diverse collection of steam and diesel locomotives, passenger railcars, gasoline, and diesel multiple units. All but three tank locomotives from the Manila Railway were scrapped.

Former locomotives

According to a 1952 publication, the Second World War destroyed 120 locomotives belonging to the Manila Railroad (MRR), more than 75% of its fleet.^[18]

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Units	Built	Wheel class	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
Manila Railway
Manila		ST	20	33	1885–86	5	0-4-0T	Hunslet	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	The first steam locomotives in the country, it was used for the steam-powered Manila Tranvias and later on mainline services on the Manila–Dagupan line.[19] Manila was transferred to Bamban Sugar Central until it was withdrawn c. 1991 and given to Hozugawa Live Steam Club in Japan.
Dagupan		ST	20	33	1888–90	30	2-4-2T & 0-6-2T	Neilson Dübs		The last four units[18] were divided into the A and B subclasses in the 1940s.[20] The only survivor of the class is No. 17 Urdaneta, now on display in an open-air museum in Dagupan.[21]
V		ST	20	33	1905	2	0-6-0T	Kerr Stuart		Also known as Cabanatuan class.[20] No. 777 Cabanatuan survives and on display in Tutuban.[21] Meanwhile, No. 778 Batangas was scrapped after 1952.[22]
70		ST	30	48	1906	25	0-6-2T	NBL		Only 6 units survived by 1952, all of which were scrapped.[22] No. 79 survived with PASUDECO as 0-6-2TT until 1989,[23] and was reported to have survived until 2006.[21]
100		STE	30	48	1906	5	4-4-2	NBL		The first tender locomotive in Philippine service. Shelved in 1929 and scrapped before 1952.[24][20]
W		ST	30	48	1907	4	0-6-0ST	Kerr Stuart		Named San Fernando, Magdalena, Bauan and Santa Cruz
X		ST	30	48	1907	8	0-6-0ST	Kerr Stuart		Also referred as the Cavite class.[20] No. 1007 Cavite was rebuilt as Dagupan, and is the only survivor of this class. It is currently on display in front of Tutuban station although it was decommissioned before 1952.[21] Two more units that were still in service by 1952 were scrapped afterwards.[22]
D/37		STE			1907	8	4-6-0	Kerr Stuart
120		ST	30	48	1909–10	6	4-6-2T	NBL		No. 125 was the only surviving member by 1952 and was scrapped afterwards.[22]
110		STE	40	64	1912	4	4-6-0	ALCO Rogers		The two classes were the first high-pressure steam locomotives in Philippine service.[25] The 110s were used for passenger trains while the 130s for freight.[26] None of the units were active by 1952.[22]
130		STE	40	64	1912	4	2-8-0
160		ST	10	16	1913-14	4	2-6-0+0-6-2T	Kitson		These tank engines were the first class of Meyer locomotives in Asia and the only examples in the Far East. All four were retired in 1925.[27]
300	image	ST	20	32	1914	6	0-8-0T	SLM Esslingen		Also known as R class,[20] it was the only cog locomotive class in Philippine service. All units were either destroyed during World War II or in the case of No. 306 Mirador, scrapped immediately after the war in 1945.[28]
127		ST	30	48	1914	2	4-6-4T	NBL		Originally ordered with 7 160 class locomotives.[29] Sold to Canlubang Sugar Estate in 1946.[26]
Manila Railroad
45		STE	53	85	1919–21	21	4-6-0	Porter	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	MRR built the 21st locomotive (No. 65) using parts from the existing fleet in 1932. Eight units survived by 1952,[18] and the last unit (No. 62) was scrapped c. 1990.[30]
170		STE	53	85	1921	10	4-8-2	ALCO		Three units survived World War II (Nos. 171, 176 and 180).[18] No. 176 was scrapped in Tutuban in 1968.[31]
200		STE	53	85	1921	10	2-10-2			Manila Railroad's most powerful units.[32] Four units have survived by 1952.[18] No. 206 was the last locomotive in active service by 1960 and was scrapped later that decade.[33]
140		STE	53	85	1926–29	10	4-6-2	Baldwin		Two units survived after World War II, Nos. 148 and 149. No. 148 was decommissioned and scrapped before 1952 while No. 149 was still in service by 1952 and scrapped afterwards.[18]
250		STE	53	85	1928–29	10	2-8-2	Baldwin		Designed on the same platform as the 140 class with interchangeable parts, similar to the interchangeability between the 170 and 200 classes.[24] Nos. 253 and 256 survived World War II but were decommissioned in 1949 and scrapped later on.[34]
800		STE	53	85	1944	45	2-8-2	Vulcan ALCO		Also known as USA class and were built for the United States Army. Three units were named: No. 865 Huckleberry Finn, No. 866 Tom Sawyer, and No. 867 Hanibella. The locomotives also featured the first usage of the Janney coupler compared to the buffers and chain coupler used on older locomotives. Decommissioned c. 1956 then scrapped later on.[35]
8500		DEL	53	85	1944	8	Bo-Bo	GE		MRR's first diesel-powered and GE-built locomotives. Units 8584–89 were sold to Japan in 1946 and unit 8589 were returned to the Philippines in 1966. Nos. 8790 and 8791 continued in Philippine service until it served Panay Railways until their scrapping by around 1990.[36]
630		STE	53	85	1948	2	2-8-2	WAA MRR		Ordered from the U.S. War Assets Administration and were assembled locally by the Manila Railroad in its facility in Caloocan.[37] Decommissioned c. 1956 then scrapped later on.[35]
100		STE	53	85	1949	7	4-8-2	Vulcan		Decommissioned c. 1956 then scrapped later on.[35]
300		STE	53	85	1951	10	2-8-2	Nippon
1000		DEL	64	103	1955–56	10	C–C	GE		Nicknamed the Streamliner units. Scrapped.[36]
2000		DEL	64	103	1955–56	20	C–C			Nicknamed the Shovelnose units and featured an early example of the cowl unit. Last unit decommissioned in January 1999 and then scrapped in 2000.[38]
3000 4000		DEL	43	70	1955–56	10	B–B			Later renumbered as 4000 class, four units were transferred to Panay Railways. Although initially reported that all 10 units were scrapped prior to 2019,[36] No. 4010 still survives as Locomotive No. 41 of the Victorias Milling Company albeit already retired from service.[39]
3500		DHL	43	70[40]	1963	4	B–B	Nippon		Transferred to Panay Railways in the 1980s with the last two units scrapped in 2017.[36]
Philippine National Railways
1500		DEL	56	90	1966–67	10	B-B-B	Alsthom	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Based from Althom's B-B-B Electric Locomotives along with Myanmar Railways' DF1200 class of 1958. Retired in 1976 after being involved in a runaway train incident. The last unit was being scrapped in Caloocan while appearing on the 1988 film Gawa Na ang Balang Papatay sa 'Yo".[36]

Former coaches

Does not include freight stock since there is little documentation about their classification and numbers.

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Units	Built	Acquired	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
Manila Railway
MDRR Primera		C	20	32	6	c. 1887–92	New	Metropolitan	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Used a corridor coach configuration with 3 compartments accommodating 8 passengers each.
MDRR Segunda		C			11	c. 1888–92	New
Private Car		C			1	c. 1892	New			A slightly longer variant of the existing fleet, it was Horace Higgins' private car during his tenure as general manager. Replaced by the ABB-1 in 1914.[41]
Boxcar		C				1890	New	Unknown, UK		Repurposed boxcars were initially used as third-class accommodations as reported in 1904.
Tercera Clase		C	32	50	60	c. 1904	New	Metropolitan		Replaced third-class boxcars.
AB (I)		C	32	50		1900	New			Also known as Ferrocarril cars, these were the first American rolling stock to be used in the country and they were recognized by the use of clerestory roofs.
AB 200		C	32	50	15	c. 1906	New
CB		C	32	50	c. 20	1906	New	Harlan
CB 200		C	32	50	25	1906	New	Jackson
ABB		C	40	64	2	1913	New	Metropolitan		Stands for AB Business car (i.e. AB-series first class business car). ABB-1 was Douglas MacArthur's personal car. It was also used as the presidential railcar from 1935 to 1978. ABB-1 was scrapped by the mid-1980s.[42]
Metropolitan		C	40	64	24	1913	New	Metropolitan		Unknown class due to lack of documentation. Third class coaches including 52 ft (16 m) and 65 ft (20 m) variants, as well as buffet cars.[43]
ABS		C	40	64	1	1913	New	Metropolitan		Sleeper car variant of the Metropolitan-type coaches.
Manila Railroad
VCB		C	48	75	57	1920-29	New	ACF MRR	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	These 6-axle third-class cars were the first trains to be assembled in the Manila Railroad's Caloocan workshops.[44] One unit survived in Caloocan as a dormitory car as of March 2020 according to a local railfan group.[42][45]
ABS (II)		C	48	75	2	1922–23	New	Metropolitan MRR		Two first-class sleeping cars built for the Baguio Night Special and subsequently, the Baguio Night Express.[46]
AC		C	48	75	7	1924–26	New	ACF MRR		These are Combination coaches used for first and third class accommodations, with baggage room was constructed under the new "Passenger Baggage Coach" classification.[47]
AB		C	48	75	11	1926–28	New			6 were ordered on October 23, 1926 while another 5 were ordered in 1928.[48]
ABS (1929)		C	40	64	1	1929	New			Another first-class sleeping car for the Baguio Night Express.[49]
MCTC		C	48	75	100	1929–41	New	MRR Ramcar, Inc.		Acronym for Motor Car Trailing Coaches. Built as trailer cars for the Rail Motor Car (RMC) class gasoline-powered multiple units.[24][22]
1930s coaches		C	48	75	At least 5	c. 1929–37	New	Unknown		The Manila Railroad reported a net increase of 5 passenger cars between 1929 and 1937.[50]
7A		C	59	95	9	1948–58	New	Nippon Kinki		Class of at least 2 airconditioned first-class coaches, and were ordered from some Japanese suppliers. An additional four were ordered by recommendation of American consultants.[22][51] However, according to Japanese magazine, 5 coaches were assembled by MRR in 1958 using Kinki's parts and underframes.[citation needed]
7C		C	59	95	63	1948–61	New	Pullman Kinki Niigata Astra Arad Hitachi Alna Koki[52]		Replaced refurbished wooden 6-series cars of the MRR. Includes the 7C-00 of 1948,[53] 7C-40 of 1956,[54] and 7C-200 of 1958.[55][56][57] Other 7C units were used as division dormitory cars while others have been converted to baggage/power cars. 6 units are still intact as of January 2024 namely 7C 45, 105, 113, 114, 115, and 204 (RDO).[42]
7B		B	59	95	10	1950	New	Unknown, Japan		The first class of all-steel baggage cars by 1952.[22] All units were presumed to have been scrapped.
7BM		B	59	95	4+	1952–55	New	Kinki Sharyo		Acronym for Baggage and Mail car. 7BM-4 was scrapped in the late 2000s.[42]
7S		S	59	95	3	1958	New	Kinki Sharyo		Decommissioned in the 90's, was last seen wearinv the metrotren "sleeper" livery.[citation needed]
7K		C	70	110	5[58]	1960	New	Hitachi		A class of 5 restaurant cars for both first- and third-class accommodations. The most notable car is PC-777, most popularly known as Ferdinand Marcos' presidential railcar, in which after its decommissioning in 1986 was renumbered PC-286.[42] This unit is still stored in Caloocan as of January 2024.[6]
Philippine National Railways
Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Units	Built	Acquired	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
7B-40		B	60	100	2	1965–68	2011	Kawasaki Kisha Seizo Hitachi	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Second-hand WaKi 10000 boxcars for baggage acquired from JR East. Both units are intact as of 2021.[42]
14		S	70	110	10	1966–79	2011	Nippon Sharyo Fuji Heavy Industries Niigata		It was acquired for the fifth Bicol Express then stored until it was briefly used in 2020.[59][42] 2 SuHaNe 14-700 couchette cars, 3 regular OHaNe 14-00 sleeper cars and 1 SuHaNeFu sleeper-generator car are now stored at the sidings of Calamba station in Laguna as of December 2022.[60][61]
7A-100		C	70	110	32	1967–79	New	Kawasaki Nippon Sharyo Kinki Sharyo Teikoku Sharyo Tokyu Car Astra Arad[52] MRR		Based on JNR's 20 series passenger cars, they replaced the original 7A series cars (the original ones became "Tourist class coach"). Most of the cars had air conditioning and named DE LUXE. Since demoted to 7C in 2004 and were eventually scrapped.[42]
7BP		B	70	110	7	1968–69	New	Hitachi		Ordered in 1968.[62] Stripped of motive power by 2004. A unit presumed to be 7BP-7 is stored in Caloocan as of January 2024.[6]
7A-2000		C	70	110	30	1970–77	1999–2001	JNR Fuji		Replaced the CMC coaches and served as a commuter train until 2012.[63]
NR		C	70	110	12	1970–77	2004			Acquired initially for the planned revitalization of the North Main Line services but then transferred to Bicol Express. Three converted to CAR class, the rest stored as dormitory cars or donated to charity.[42] One coach being used as a clinic is proposed for demolition.[64]
CAR		C	70	110	5	1970–77	2004 2009			Reclassified from old 7A-2000 and NR-class. Three units are in Calamba while the other 2 are in Caloocan.[42]
TA		C	70	110	12	1973	New	Kinki[65]		Intermediate cars of the MCBP trainsets. TA-5, the last surviving member of the class, could be found inside the Caloocan Workshops together with IC-888.[42]
CTC-100		C	59	95	30+	1974	New	Tokyu Car		Trailer cars for the Commuter Motor Coach (CMC) class diesel multiple units. Only CTC-174 remains as of 2019.[42]
7E		B, C	87	140	30 (C only)	1975–79	New	ICF		Export version of the ICF coach and was known as the Madras coach. Decommissioned c. early 2000s, Last 2 units scrapped in the late-2000s.[42]
7SE					2

Former railmotors and multiple units

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Units	Built	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
Manila Railroad
RMC		RM, DMU	40	64	200+	1929–41	MRR Ramcar	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Produced domestically, it was the first multiple unit trainset in Philippine service, as well as the first to adopt the use of Janney couplers. They were originally powered by gasoline, until the fuel was switched to diesel after an accident in 1940.[24] Some units were rebuilt starting in 1948 and with an unknown decommissioning and scrap date.[34]
JMC		DMU	59	95	20[66]	1955	Mitsubishi Tokyu Car		It was subdivided into JMC-300 motor cars and JTC-100 trailer cars. Two cars were named and rehabilitated in 1973, JMC-300 Grace (later MC-4156) for the Maria Clara Rail Tours service,[67] and JMC-319 Luster (later the streamliner MC-6366 Nikkō) for the Peñafrancia Express service.[68] JMC-319 now survives as Inspector Car IC-888 awaiting repairs in Caloocan.[42]
Philippine National Railways
KiHa 52-100		DMU	60	100	7	1962–66	Niigata	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Former JR East rolling stock acquired in 2009.[42] 6 units were already withdrawn from service altogether, while KiHa 52-122 is Currently sporting the "Rescue" livery[69]
MCBP		DMU	59	95	16	1973	Tokyu Car		Inter-city rail variant of the MC class commuter multiple unit of 1968. The MCBP class comprises 4 MCBP motor cars and 12 first-generation TA trailer cars.[70] MCBP-4, the last of its kind and was used in the inspection train set, was scrapped between 2004 and 2016.[42]
MC-300		DMU	59	95	1	1968–70	Tokyu Car		The first commuter-purpose DMUs under PNR service and basis for the CMC series. Only 1 unit is in non-revenue service with the PNR as of 2016.[42]
CMC-200		DMU	59	95	1	1974–76	Tokyu Car		CMC-201 is still in service with the rail maintenance crew.[42] The two CMC-200s were built solely by Tokyu Car, and were also combined with the CTC-100 trailer cars.
CMC-300					20		Tokyu Car Niigata Fuji Kinki Sharyo		Originally a class of 22 DMU railcars.[42]

Non-revenue equipment

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Units	Built	Manufacturer	Gauge	Remarks
			mph	km/h
FCD		C			4	1962	Iino Heavy Industries	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)	Cabooses built by Kyoto-based Iino Jukogyo Co., Ltd. One unit is active as an inspection car for the Philippine National Police.[42]
KiHa 59		DMU	70	110	3	1967–68	JNR		Former JR East Kogane trainset acquired in 2011.[42] Stored in Calamba as of March 2024.
CMC-200		DMU	59	95	1	1974–76	Tokyu Car Niigata Fuji Heavy Kinki Sharyo		CMC-201 is still in service with the rail maintenance crew.[42]
CMC-300					2				Departmental vehicles CMC-382 and 366 are the last remaining units as of 2021.[42]
LM250[71]		DEL	32	50	2	2020	SVI SpA		First new order of switchers/shunters since 1992 and of European locomotives since 1976.[72][73]
NZS0801		RC			1	2019	CRRC		A Railway Crane procured by the PNR from CRRC in 2018.[74] The Railway Crane was delivered to PNR in the 4th quarter of 2021.[75] A trial run of the Railway Crane was conducted on November 11, 2021.[76]
Kubota RTV-X1140		RR	25	40[77]	4	2020[78]	Kubota	road–rail vehicle[a]	The PNR owns at least four Kubota road–rail vehicles. Currently used for maintenance and inspection works along the Mainline South.[79]

Notes

References

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